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What studio acquisitions do you predict we could see this year and why?
burningdoom:
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--- Quote from: sworddude on January 31, 2022, 06:16:55 pm ---From what I've read they where the creators of the og halo trilogy on the classic xbox. Halo was the face of xbox
Could just be a small punch in microsoft's face considering that they have basicly taken over what most people would have otherwise considered sony mascots in spyro and crash.
I doubt it was for destiny, it's because of their origins with halo.
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That really doesn't make any sense for them to do, Microsoft doesn't care about Bungie, because they got Halo. Even if it was true, Microsoft got Spyro and Crash, Sony didn't get Master Chief, it's not much of a snub. Not too mention that acquisitions take weeks to months of negotiation, so this was likely happening during the same time as Microsoft was acquiring ActiBlizz. If anything, with slightly different timing, Sony's info could've come out first over Microsoft's.
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Yeah, this.
weirdfeline:
What a boring acquisition. Sony will somehow have less exclusive content (zero) after buying them than they did before buying them. When Destiny was published by Activision PlayStation had a whole bunch of year exclusive content.
Also announced today, for the second year in a row, PlayStation's MLB The Show will be day one on Game Pass while the stupid suckers that faithfully bought a PS5 will have to cough up $70. For an annual title that loses all value in a year there's not really any pro to actually buying the game vs "renting" it from Game Pass. It's also releasing on Nintendo Switch this year.
kamikazekeeg:
--- Quote from: sworddude on January 31, 2022, 08:50:44 pm ---Sure, however I'm fairly sure sony was aware that microsoft was trying to buy out blizzard/ activision. While the common man wouldn't know I'm fairly sure higher ups at sony knew, this might have been their response.
Besides even if it doesn't mean them owning halo wich was already a given, they are the company that made them good halo games. It's the company that put xbox on the map really.
Eitherway just my 2 cents, I otherwise don't see anything special in bungie.
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It's possible they knew, but if we look at this in a console war sense, Microsoft's action was a bunker buster and Sony's was a brazen kick to the shin. You don't spend billions of dollars acquiring a company, while still letting them be independent and multi-platform, just to mock someone who doesn't care about an old company they use to own. Companies can get a little petty at times, but while Destiny isn't a huge deal, it's got enough legs that I think Sony sees future potential in them, maybe based on that new IP of theirs or maybe exclusive content for Playstation for Destiny 2 and it's inevitable sequel. We know Sony isn't above that for games.
telekill:
As it would seem Bungie will remain third party on all platforms they're already on... I have to wonder why Sony would spend billions to acquire them in the first place. The deal eludes to Bungie IPs becoming bigger... possibly shows or movies?
I don't get it. Maybe Sony buying up Bungie is some kind of weird insurance policy against the likes of Microsoft and Tencent acquisitions? Buying Bungie ensures their games will remain on Playstation platforms? Seems like an expensive insurance policy though.
martymcfly:
--- Quote from: telekill on February 01, 2022, 09:35:18 am ---As it would seem Bungie will remain third party on all platforms they're already on... I have to wonder why Sony would spend billions to acquire them in the first place. The deal eludes to Bungie IPs becoming bigger... possibly shows or movies?
I don't get it. Maybe Sony buying up Bungie is some kind of weird insurance policy against the likes of Microsoft and Tencent acquisitions? Buying Bungie ensures their games will remain on Playstation platforms? Seems like an expensive insurance policy though.
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I think they bought them so they could own a live service games as a service title. Look at Minecraft Microsoft bought it in 2014 and have kept it on every platform under the sun meaning whenever the latest dlc drops for the game Microsoft just gets to sit back and rake in the cash. I think Sony is trying to do the same. Destiny has a decently sized player base and with the game being on pretty much every platform (except Switch) and not costing anywhere near as much to make/add on to than something like God Of War or Horizon Sony gets to sit back and let the cash roll in which they can then use to fund a lot of the single player narrative projects they are known for.
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